Belt or girdle support



M. E. HORSCHMANN.

` BELT 0B GIRDLE SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 29, 1919.

Patented J an. 27, 192().

ATTUHNEYS MARY ETTIE HORSCHMANN, OF SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI.

BELT OR GIRDLE SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 27,1920.

Application filed March 29, 1919. Serial No. 286,040.

To all 'whom 'it 'may concern: v

Be it known that I, MARY E. IIoRscH- MANN, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Springfield, in the county of Green and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Belt or Girdle Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to ladies skirts, and particularly to a support for the belt or girdle thereof, my object being the provision of a simple, inexpensive device for eliminating the sagging of belts or girdles and protruding of the upper rear edges.

The sagging of belts or girdles of skirts, particularly at the rear of the skirt, has long been a decided disadvantage which my invention aims to overcome, and a further object of my invention is the provision of a supporting attachment, the nature of which permits of its convenient, effective and comfortable use either with or without a corset.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my present invention,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the upper portion of a skirt illustrating the practical application of my invention, and

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my improved attachment, removed.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, and particularly to Fig. 1 in which I have shown the upper portion of a skirt at 10, having an upper belt or girdle 11, it will be noted that my improved support is secured to the central rear portion of the belt, and to the inner face thereof, to depend for a short distance therebelow, the body of the support being indicated at 1Q and having an upper,comparatively straight edge 13 and a lower convexly curved edge 14, either one or both of which edges, and especially the lower convexly curved edge 14, may be bound by a piece 15.

The body 12 of the support proposed by my invention is flexible throughout, except for the stays 16, which I preferably arrange at opposite sides of the center o f the support, in inclined relation and in crossed pairs, so as to promote maximum reinforcement without endangering discomfort on the part of the user.

The lower portion of the crossed stays 1G are secured, as will be particularly noticed from an inspection of Fig. 2, across the body 12 of the support, with their upper portions extending above the upper straight edge 13 of the support, for attachment to the belt or girdle 11, to which they are preferably stitched, the support being first adjusted to the proper vertical point, it being obvious that with some skirts and with some people, it is necessary to have the support depend below the belt or girdle to a greater extent than others. This vertical adjustment is tested before the support is secured in place, and after having been definitely arrived at, the upper portions of the stays 16 are secured to the belt or girdle 11, as well as the upper portion of the body lalong its upper edge 13, thus securing the support permanently in the proper relation so that it may freely exercise its function of eliminating all sagging of the rear portion of the belt or girdle, or the protruding of the upper edge thereof as so frequently happens without a support. It is obvious that not only is the foregoing true, but owing to the particular construction of my improved support, it may be worn with convenience and comfort, either with or without corsets.

1. A belt or girdle having a support, secured at its upper portion to the central rear portion of the belt or girdle, and depending therefrom, said support having a flexible body and stays secured across the said body and projecting beyond the upper portion thereof, for connection with the belt or girdle.

2. A belt or girdle having a flexible support, secured along its upper edge to the central rear portion of the belt or girdle and depending therefrom, said support having stays secured thereto and projecting thereabove and connected to the belt or girdle, as described.

3. An attachment for belts and girdles comprising a supporting member formed of flexible material, having an upper edge for connection to a belt or girdle and having a lower convexly curved free edge, and stays secured to said support and extending from the lower free edge thereof beyond its upper edge, for the purpose described.

4. An attachment for belts and girdles comprising a flexible supporting member having a lower convexly curved free edge, and crossed stays secured to the said member at opposite sides of its center, said stays extending at one end to the free edge of the member and having their opposite ends projeeting beyond the opposite edge of thesupporting member, for the purpose described.

5. A belt or girdle having a flexible support secured along the central rear portion thereof and depending therefrom, said support having a exible body and a lower conveXed free edge, and provided with spaced stays secured thereto and to the belt or girdle, as described.

MISS MARY ETTIE HORSCHMANN.

Witnesses:

l/V. C. SANFORD, A. E. ANDERSON. 

